WHITEHALL

Osborne's schools pledge 'misleading'

By Sam Clayden | 22 March 2016

Council chief executives and experts have hit back at chancellor George Osborne’s drive to free s...

FINANCE

Scottish Labour to scrap 'unfair' council tax

By Dan Peters | 22 March 2016

Scottish Labour has today announced plans to scrap the ‘unfair’ council tax and replace it with a...

WHITEHALL

More than a marriage of convenience

17 March 2016

To adapt a phrase, the NHS is from Mars, local government is from Venus. But deputy director of t...

HEALTH

'Plan ahead for integrated place-based care'

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

A local government think-tank has called on councils and health trusts to plan ahead to help deve...

WHITEHALL

73% 'demand consultation' before contracting out services

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 March 2016

Almost three-quarters of people want to be consulted before councils outsource services, accordin...

FINANCE

Time for a re-think

By Simon Parker | 08 March 2016

Simon Parker warns chief executives are now facing an increasingly divided role, left running bot...

FINANCE

Call for 'separate grant system' after rates retention

By Sam Clayden | 23 February 2016

Sector experts have voiced concerns over the redistribution of business rates after retention, wa...

WHITEHALL

'Encourage CAs to set funding formulae'

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2016

Combined authorities should be encouraged by the Government to set their own devolved local fundi...

HUMOUR

Viva la devolución!

10 February 2016

Calls for a local government uprising have been bubbling and boiling for some time and, as the de...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Devo could threaten localism, warns RSA

By Sam Clayden | 10 February 2016

Devolution to city regions and counties could suppress localism, a think-tank has warned.

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frederica-diamanta

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council

Director Highways, Transport & Waste Management

up to £120k

There for Nottinghamshire. There for each other. There for you. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

Deputy Director for Education and Inclusion

£110,000 - £120,000 & Benefits

Together, we’re shaping children’s education for the future Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council